A Case Study on Co-teaching in a High-performing Urban High School in Southern California

A Case Study on Co-teaching in a High-performing Urban High School in Southern California
Author: Jean Natalie Hofland
Publisher:
Total Pages: 260
Release: 2020
Genre: Students with disabilities
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The Least Restrictive Environment (LRE) component of IDEIA 2004, NCLB requirements, and research indicating increased achievement for students with disabilities in the general education environment, have led to the inclusion of students with disabilities into the general education classroom and the use of co-teaching model is increasing throughout the United States. Research indicates that, for inclusion to be successful, administrators and general education teachers need to receive adequate training in special education, supports, and resources to implement successful integration and inclusion of students with disabilities in the general education setting (Ainscow, 2000; Burton & Pace, 2009; Cox, 2008; Praisner, 2003; Villa, Thousand, Meyers, & Nevin, 1996). Co- teaching has shown to be an effective model of inclusion that can support the requirements of NCLB and IDEIA (Bryant-Davis, Dieker, Pearl, & Kirkpatrick, 2012; Friend, 2008; Villa et al., 1996). The purpose of this single case study was to determine the fundamental attitudes, practices, relationships, structures, programs, and supports that contribute to successful co-teaching partnerships in a high school setting. This study used a survey, classroom observations, and semi-structured interviews to gather data to determine what characteristics contribute to successful co-teaching. This case study utilized purposeful case sampling. Participants were chosen from one of the highest performing high schools in a large urban school district in Southern California. The research showed that small schools that incorporate small group work with consistently scheduled meetings for collaboration foster community and contributes to the success of co-teaching. Curriculum that lends itself to small group work is a factor in successful co-teaching. Additionally, having adequate materials, supplies, and access to the latest technology supports successful co-teaching program. Furthermore, special educators staying with students for 4 years was found to be beneficial for both general and special education students and co-teaching partnerships. Experience and time in a co-teaching partnership was shown to be a factor in the success of the co-teaching model. Overall, the co-teachers attitudes were positive and the research showed that all of the teachers worked well together, had respect for the special educators, and all but one felt that co-teaching had improved their teaching practice. Respect and trust were shown to be the most important aspects for a successful co-teaching partnership. Similar to the research for the past 40 years, all the co-teachers requested more training on co-teaching and the general educators wanted more training on special education strategies and co-teaching.

Collaboration and Co-teaching in High School English

Collaboration and Co-teaching in High School English
Author: Meredith McClarnon
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2021
Genre: Children with disabilities
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Co-teaching is now the most popular instructional approach to serve students with disabilities in the general education environment throughout the United States (Chitiyo, 2017; Murawski & Lochner, 2011; Nierengarten, 2013). However, there is not consistent evidence that proves that co-teaching, as applied currently, will result in measurable academic benefit for students with disabilities in the high school setting (Friend, Cook, et al., 2010; Packard et al., 2011; Van Garderen et al., 2012). This is partially because extensive and ongoing research has not been completed at the secondary level, particularly high school (Chitiyo, 2017; Friend, Cook, et al., 2010; Packard et al., 2011. Further, the implementation of co-teaching varies from school to school (Chitiyo, 2017; Kilanowski-Press et al., 2010). Scholars suggest that the configuration of secondary schools in the United States, especially high schools, makes co-teaching far more difficult to implement than in elementary levels (Friend, Cook, et al., 2010; Isherwood, Barger-Anderson & Erickson, 2013; Packard et al., 2011). Due to the gaps and discrepancies in the literature, scholars recommend more research on co-teaching in the secondary school setting (Nierengarten, 2013; Shamberger et al., 2013; Van Garderen et al., 2012). Additionally, researchers advocate for further investigation into the conditions that are necessary for co-teaching to work consistently across school contexts (Chitiyo, 2017; Friend, Cook, et al., 2010; Kilanowski-Press et al., 2010; Nierengarten, 2013). While structures for co-teaching have been discussed, there is a lack of inquiry into how different factors impact the implementation of co-teaching partner relationships and how that in turn affects the approach teachers take towards co-teaching in high school (Chitiyo, 2017; Friend, Cook, et al., 2010; Packard et al., 2011).

A Guide to Co-Teaching

A Guide to Co-Teaching
Author: Richard A. Villa
Publisher: Corwin Press
Total Pages: 281
Release: 2013-01-04
Genre: Education
ISBN: 1452285047

Your go-to guide for co-teaching! When you and a co-teacher bring together your individual skill sets and strategies, you'll create a more enjoyable, creative, and productive teaching experience—with more effective outcomes for students. Featuring updated research and case studies, this brand-new edition of the go-to guide profiles the supportive, parallel, complementary, and team-teaching approaches to co-teaching. New features include: Updated discussions of co-teaching in the RTI process New explorations of the roles of paraprofessionals, administrators, and even students New lesson plans linked to the Common Core and technology Forms and tools for establishing trust, improving communication, and planning

Co-Teaching Do's, Don'ts, and Do Betters

Co-Teaching Do's, Don'ts, and Do Betters
Author: Toby J. Karten
Publisher: ASCD
Total Pages: 271
Release: 2020-07-23
Genre: Education
ISBN: 1416629572

Co-teaching has been increasingly adopted to support students in the general education classroom. After 20 years of field testing, we know what works—and what doesn't. In this practical guide, co-teaching and inclusion experts Toby J. Karten and Wendy W. Murawski detail the best practices for successful co-teaching and ways to troubleshoot common pitfalls. This book addresses the do's, don'ts, and do betters of * The co-teaching relationship and collaborative roles. * Co-planning instruction and assessment. * Co-teaching in action. * Academic and behavioral supports and interventions. * Collaborative reflections, improvements, and celebrations. Readers will gain valuable insights on what to start doing, what to stop doing, and how to improve their co-teaching practices to better reach all students.

A Multiple Case Study of the Co-teaching Practices of Trained Educators in Two Successful Schools

A Multiple Case Study of the Co-teaching Practices of Trained Educators in Two Successful Schools
Author: Mona Reynolds
Publisher:
Total Pages: 156
Release: 2010
Genre: Electronic dissertations
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Author's abstract: Co-teaching (the practice in which a general education teacher and special education teacher are responsible for providing instruction to mixed ability groups of students in the regular classroom setting) requires each teacher to share in the teaching process and therefore be held accountable for instruction of all students (Friend, Reising, and Cook, 1993). Six models of collaborative teaching (co-teaching) are offered by researchers to aid educators in facilitating instruction to exceptional students, and Georgia's state agencies provide training in these models to educators throughout the state. In research, the models of co-teaching often fail to be applied in practice (Murawski and Swanson, 2001). In Georgia, there is no current research available that describes the characteristics of co-teaching partnerships between trained special education and general education teachers in schools consistently making adequate yearly progress with their students with disabilities. The present study was a multiple case study examination of trained co-teaching partners in two successful schools. Findings in this study resulted in the emergence of a newly proposed model, One Teach- One Adapt, to highlight the significant contribution of differentiation and flexibility in facilitating instruction to students. This study is significant in that the descriptions of the co-teachers' experiences may influence how educational leaders support co-teachers' efforts in meeting the achievement expectations of exceptional students.

A Guide to Co-Teaching

A Guide to Co-Teaching
Author: Richard A. Villa
Publisher: Corwin
Total Pages: 192
Release: 2004-04-08
Genre: Education
ISBN:

In A Guide to Co-Teaching the reader is guided through the planning, implementation, and reflection phases with the help of these practical features: } tips on why some co-teaching arrangements work where others fail } straightforward self-assessments to make sure your goals are being met } chapters dedicated to each of the different approaches to co-teaching: supportive, parallel, complementary and team teaching } quotes and advice from teachers and students who have been successful in co-teaching experiences } answers to frequently asked questions about implementing co-teaching and its effects o teachers, students and their families { discussions of how administrators can support teachers to move toward co-teaching.

The Leadership Role in Transitioning an Urban Secondary School from a Traditional Service Delivery Model to a Co-teaching Service Delivery Model for Students with Disabilities

The Leadership Role in Transitioning an Urban Secondary School from a Traditional Service Delivery Model to a Co-teaching Service Delivery Model for Students with Disabilities
Author: Ginni Elizabeth McDonald
Publisher:
Total Pages: 226
Release: 2013
Genre: Educational leadership
ISBN: 9781303028335

This research studies the leadership role in transitioning from a traditional service delivery model to a co-teaching service delivery model for students with disabilities. While there is an abundant amount of information on the service delivery model of co-teaching, sustaining co-teaching programs, and effective co-teaching programs for students with disabilities, the actual studies for the leadership role in transitioning to co-teaching are fewer. This phenomenological case study explores the leadership role in effectively transitioning an urban high school from a traditional service delivery of special education services to a larger continuum of services, specifically co-teaching for students with disabilities. Participants included secondary general education teachers, special education teachers, and administrators for interviews with semi-structured questions. An open-response questionnaire was distributed to senior students in a co-teaching course. The interpretation and analysis of the findings include the discussion of the complexity of the leadership role and the barriers or obstacles that exist as a transition occurs to a co-teaching model of service delivery model for students with disabilities in a secondary school. The obstacles or barriers that emerge from such a transition can derail the attempt to implement co-teaching as a service delivery model for students with disabilities. The findings of this phenomenological case study offer school leaders an informative roadmap by which to navigate through these potential obstacles or barriers. These findings are an addition to the available literature and contribute by informing educators of the experiences of school personnel and students as this urban secondary school transitioned to co-teaching as a service delivery model for students with disabilities. These experiences and findings should be extrapolated to support other educators as they begin to make this transition.

Effects of the Implementation of a Formal Co-Teaching Program in Secondary Education

Effects of the Implementation of a Formal Co-Teaching Program in Secondary Education
Author: Rebecca G. Rudeen
Publisher:
Total Pages: 80
Release: 2015
Genre:
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The purpose of this research was to study the professional development of a co-teaching program between general and special educators supporting students with identified disabilities in general education classrooms in a comprehensive suburban high school in Southern California. The implementers of the co-teaching program facilitated the training and supports essential to the program, provided materials designed to teach co-teaching teams valuable skills and strategies essential to co-teaching, and supplied administrators with the infrastructure of a successful co-teaching program. Findings identified common elements of effective professional learning consistent across almost all the programs: content focus, more time (contact hours) for professional learning, longer duration of professional learning, multiple professional learning activities and active learning methods, learning goals in professional learning design, and collective participation by teachers. Three key questions that guided this research are as follows: (1) How do schools implement a formal co-teaching program in secondary education? (2) What are the effects of a formal co-teaching program on co-teaching teams, administrators, and students? (3) What purposeful steps must be taken to increase success rates for an effective co-teaching program? The results of the study show that purposeful and effective professional development is imperative for any new directive but especially when it involves teaching programs such as co-teaching that directly impact student learning. Keywords: co-teaching, inclusion, general and special education partnership, special education.

Co-Teaching in Urban School Districts to Meet the Needs of All Teachers and Learners

Co-Teaching in Urban School Districts to Meet the Needs of All Teachers and Learners
Author: Elizabeth Cramer
Publisher:
Total Pages: 29
Release: 2006
Genre:
ISBN:

A mixed methodology approach was used to address the question: what are skills, knowledge and dispositions that co-teachers need to balance the seemingly competing mandates of NCLB and IDEIA in order to prepare teachers for the classrooms of today and tomorrow? Based on the results of two recent studies that focused on secondary co-teacher teams (one conducted in Florida; one in California), the authors report both quantitative and qualitative data obtained through the use of surveys, interviews, and observations in California and Florida. We extrapolated information for teacher educators as to how to prepare urban co-teachers to meet their needs and the needs of their students. Successful co-teaching practices that were observed are described and the assessed needs of current co-teachers are discussed for future planning of co-teaching preparation policies and practices. (Contains 4 tables.).